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For Byrnes the decision to use the bomb on Japan had political implications beyond ending the war. Byrnes believed in “atomic diplomacy,” whereby the US could leverage the bomb in post-war negotiations and make Russia “more manageable.”
Byrnes never openly threatened the Soviets with the atomic bomb. But his feelings about covert atomic diplomacy were noticed shortly after the war by Sec. of War Henry Stimson, Assistant Sec. of War John McCloy, and Manhattan Project scientific director J. Robert Oppenheimer, all of whom were worried that even an implied nuclear threat could ...
Jun 5, 2012 · A proper accounting of the development of American policy to defeat Japan and bring World War II to an end must take due note of the crucial role played by James F. Byrnes. Although he is not well-remembered today, the experienced South Carolinian possessed tremendous gifts for politics.
- Wilson D. Miscamble
- 2011
Aug 6, 2015 · Secretary of State James Byrnes, for instance, believed that the use of atomic weapons would help the United States more strongly dominate the postwar era.
Byrnes served on an Interim committee making a recommendations on the use of the atomic bomb during and after the war. The committee, headed by War Secretary Henry L. Stimson , included Byrnes, Vannevar Bush , James Conant , Karl T. Compton , Under Secretary of the Navy Ralph Austin Bard , and Assistant Secretary of State William L. Clayton .
Jun 19, 2014 · Byrnes position was essentially: "if we insisted on unconditional surrender, we could justify dropping of the atomic bomb." Concerned about the post-war political consequences of Soviet participation in the war, U.S. planners sought to bring about Japan's surrender before the Soviets could join. At best, Soviet participation in the war was an ...
Harry S. Truman and James F. Byrnes had little time to catch their breath as World War II ended. Pressures and demands came at them relentlessly, and they developed policies concerning the atomic bomb in circumstances where they juggled numerous other serious issues.
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